Latest 2024-25 Social Science Syllabus for Class 9
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CBSE Class 9 SST Syllabus
CHAPTER-WISE SYLLABUS DETAILED ANALYSIS (2024)
Topics Added (✔️) | Topics for Interdisciplinary Project (📝) | Chapters for Periodic Assessment (⚠️) | Topics Deleted (❌)
I: INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD - I (HISTORY) |
Chapter 1 - The French Revolution |
✔️ |
Comparison between the French Revolution and the first war of Indian Independence |
Chapter 3 - Nazism and the Rise of Hitler |
✔️ |
Comparison between Nazism and Fascism |
✔️ |
Characteristics of Otto Von Bismarck |
Chapter 4 - Forest Society and Colonialism |
📝 |
Why Deforestation? |
📝 |
The Rise of Commercial Forestry |
📝 |
Rebellion in the Forest |
📝 |
Forest Transformations in Java |
⚠️Chapter 5 - Pastoralists in the Modern World |
UNIT II: CONTEMPORARY INDIA - I (GEOGRAPHY) |
Chapter 1 - India |
✔️ |
Impact of Location on the climate of a region |
✔️ |
Cultural relationship with India’s neighbours |
Chapter 2 - Physical Features of India |
✔️ |
Geological processes behind formation of various physical features |
✔️ |
Environmental issues which plague India |
Chapter 3 - Drainage |
❌ |
Tributaries |
Chapter 4 - Climate |
❌ |
The Indian Monsoon |
Chapter 5 - Natural Vegetation and Wildlife |
📝 |
Wildlife |
📝 |
Types of Vegetation - Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Deciduous Forests, Thorn Forests and Shrubs, Montane Forests, Mangrove Forests |
📝 |
Factors affecting Vegetation |
📝 |
Conservation |
Chapter 6 - Population |
📝 |
Four quadrant approach to understand varied population density in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Karnataka |
UNIT III: DEMOCRATIC POLITICS - I (POLITICAL SCIENCE) |
Chapter 1 - What is Democracy? Why Democracy? |
📝 |
Comparison between voting rights in India and Iran |
📝 |
Comparison between the government structures of India and North Korea |
Chapter 2 - Constitutional Design |
✔️ |
Comparison between the Preamble of South Africa and India |
Chapter 3 - Electoral Politics |
✔️ |
Right to Recall |
Chapter 4 - Working of Institutions |
✔️ |
Rule of Law |
Chapter 5 - Democratic Rights |
✔️ |
Duties and Rights |
✔️ |
Coexistence of Rights and Duties |
UNIT IV: ECONOMICS |
⚠️ Chapter 1 - The Story of Village Palampur |
CLASS 9 SOCIAL SCIENCE BLUEPRINT 2024-25 |
Units |
Unit Name |
Marks |
I |
India and the Contemporary World - I (History) |
23 + 2 |
II |
Contemporary India - I (Geography) |
22 + 3 |
III |
Democratic Politics - I (Political Science) |
15 |
IV |
Economics |
15 |
|
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT Periodic Assessment (10) + Portfolio (05) + Subject Enrichment Activity (Project Work) (05) |
20 |
|
TOTAL |
100 |
Map Work for Class 9
UNIT I: INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD - I (HISTORY)
1. The French Revolution
Outline Political Map of France (For locating and labelling / Identification)
- Bordeaux
- Nantes
- Paris
- Marseilles
2. Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution
Outline Political Map of World (For locating and labelling / Identification)
A. Major countries of First World War
- Central Powers - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey (Ottoman Empire)
- Allied Powers - France, England, Russia, U.S.A.
<red>❌<red> Nazism and the Rise of Hitler
UNIT II: CONTEMPORARY INDIA - I (GEOGRAPHY)
1. India
- India-States with Capitals
- Tropic of Cancer, Standard Meridian (Location and Labelling)
- <green> ✔️ <green> Neighboring countries
2. Physical Features of India
- Mountain Ranges: The Karakoram, The Zasker, The Shivalik, The Aravali, The Vindhya, The Satpura, Western & Eastern Ghats
- Mountain Peaks: K2, Kanchan Junga, Anai Mudi
- Plateau: Deccan Plateau, Chota Nagpur Plateau, Malwa Plateau
- Coastal Plains: Konkan, Malabar, Coromandel & Northern Circar (Location and Labelling)
3. Drainage
- Rivers: (Identification only)
- The Himalayan River Systems: The Indus, The Ganges, and The Satluj
- The Peninsular rivers: The Narmada, The Tapi, The Kaveri, The Krishna, The Godavari, The Mahanadi
- Lakes: Wular, Pulicat, Sambhar, Chilika
4. Climate
- Areas receiving rainfall less than 20 cm and over 400 cm (Identification only)
- Monsoon wind directions
- <green> ✔️ <green> Annual rainfall in India
5. Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
- Vegetation Type: Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Deciduous Forests, Thorn Forests, Montane, Mangrove- For identification only
- National Parks: Corbett, Kaziranga, Ranthambore, Shivpuri, Kanha, Simlipal & Manas
- Bird Sanctuaries: Bharatpur and Ranganthitto
- Wildlife Sanctuaries: Sariska, Mudumalai, Rajaji, Dachigam (Location and Labelling)
6. Population
- <green> ✔️ <green> Population density of all states
- The state having the highest and lowest density of population.